Mamie Johnson

For The Young and the Restless character, see Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless).

Mamie “Peanut” Johnson (born September 27, 1935) was one of three women, and the first female pitcher, to play in the Negro Leagues. She was born in Ridgeway, South Carolina in 1935. She was signed by the Indianapolis Clowns in 1953, played with the team from 1953 to 1955, had a 33-8 won-loss record and a batting average of .273.

Johnson was known as "Peanut" during her career due to her height - 5 feet, 3 inches. She is the subject of the book A Strong Right Arm, describing her life growing up and the obstacles to her becoming a professional Negro League baseball player.

On June 5, 2008, Johnson and other living players from the Negro League Era were drafted by major league franchises prior to the 2008 MLB First year Draft. Johnson was selected by the Washington Nationals.

See also

• Ila Borders
• Jackie Mitchell
• Connie Morgan
• Toni Stone
• Alta Weiss
• Eri Yoshida

References

• Green, Michelle Y. (2002). A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. ISBN 9780803726611. OCLC 46671140. 
• "Mamie Johnson". Bullpen. Baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mamie_Johnson. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 
• Payson-Denney, Wade (2003-09-12). "Power-Packed "Peanut" One of the Great Players of the Game that Most :) Experts Don't Even Know". http://www.minorleaguenews.com/mlnkids/articles2003/072403.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 

External links

• Mamie "Peanut" Johnson's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project